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supineness

supineness


  1  definition  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Supine  \Su*pine"\,  a.  [L.  supinus,  akin  to  sub  under  super 
  above.  Cf  {Sub-},  {Super-}.] 
  1.  Lying  on  the  back  or  with  the  face  upward;  --  opposed  to 
  prone. 
 
  2.  Leaning  backward,  or  inclining  with  exposure  to  the  sun; 
  sloping;  inclined. 
 
  If  the  vine  On  rising  ground  be  placed,  or  hills 
  supine.  --Dryden. 
 
  3.  Negligent;  heedless;  indolent;  listless. 
 
  He  became  pusillanimous  and  supine,  and  openly 
  exposed  to  any  temptation.  --Woodward. 
 
  Syn:  Negligent;  heedless;  indolent;  thoughtless;  inattentive; 
  listless;  careless;  drowsy.  --  {Su*pine"ly},  adv  -- 
  {Su*pine"ness},  n.